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[GiglameshDespair]

Krokodil.

[Helgoland]

Not exactly a stimulant.

Could try the cheaper kinds of meth, of course, but it would probably taste like shit.

[Sappho]

Any food-minded people around at the moment? I just went shopping and got some stuff to make some Mexican fried rice, including some chicken to throw in there for an easy, healthy dinner. Unfortunately, I didn't think to buy a lime. I'd like to marinate the chicken for a while before cooking, but any Mexican marinade recipes I can find require lime. Can anyone recommend anything simpler, just to get some basic flavor in the chicken? I don't think I've ever marinated chicken before, so I'm a total noob at this. The rice will have kidney beans, corn, tomato, green beans, onion, garlic, and jalepeno in it. I'm planning on seasoning it with just cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, a little oregano, and salt and pepper. I have some frozen lemon juice but no other citrus. And I'd really prefer not to have to go back out just to buy a single lime (plus they're pretty expensive here). Maybe just marinate it in the spices - cumin, oregano, and pepper? What should I mix it in - olive oil? I'm genuinely clueless here

Thanks!

[penguinofhonor]

Do you have soy sauce? Olive oil, soy sauce, and spices make a nice basic marinade.

[Flying Dice]

Send help. I realized that the brand of eggs I buy only costs a dollar more for 18 than it does for 6. I've already got a rotation of fried, over medium, omelette (until I run out of random stuff I can shred for filler), and scrambled, but that's going to get dull quick. Anything I can do with eggs beyond cook->season->eat? I don't want to stop buying them altogether because they're cheap and nutritious, and I don't want to spend twice as much per egg buying the little half-cartons.

[TheBiggerFish]

French toast, quiche, baking in general?

[crazysheep]

Also consider frittatas?

[Flying Dice]

But that's just an omelette that someone forgot to fold. 

French toast, quiche, baking in general?

No bread or crusts, but yeah, I could do quiche, thanks. Don't really have the time, energy, or knowledge to bake properly though.

[Sirus]

How about pancakes or waffles?

Could also use eggs for frying things.

[penguinofhonor]

Egg drop soup is tasty, easy, and uses a lot of eggs.

[Osmosis Jones]

Lemon curd!

• 200 g unsalted butter, cubed
• 4 large lemons
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 10 egg yolks

Zest and juice lemons. In a heavy bottom saucepan, add the egg yolks, zest, juice and sugar, and stir over a gentle heat. Slowly add the cubes of butter a few at a time, waiting til the current batch of cubes melts before adding the next batch. Keep cooking until all butter is melted, and then go for about another five minutes. You should feel it start to thicken ever so slightly; when that happens, pour it through a sieve into sterilised jars.

Keeps for up to a couple of months in the fridge (EDIT: If sealed into sterilised jars; once opened, lasts a couple of weeks, but I usually smash it before then). Goes great on toast, with scones, in biscuits/cookies (like a simple sugar cookie), or on the meringue that you'll need to make to use up all that egg white. You can also sub one lemon for 2 limes for a more varied flavour.

[Sappho]

Just keep in mind, though, that eating too many eggs will raise your cholesterol. You can definitely have one a day without problems, but if you're eating more than that, you might want to check with your doctor that it's not going to cause you health problems down the road.

Also, eggs stay good for a reasonably long time. You don't need to rush to use them all really quickly. They're definitely good for a few weeks or so if you keep them in the fridge.

[Osmosis Jones]

Depending on country, they can keep for months in the fridge. I've never had an egg go off on me, despite having them in the bottom of my fridge for up to 2 months. That said, in Aus, they don't wash the eggs, which keeps the natural defenses of the egg intact; places like the US, which do wash eggs, will see a greatly reduced shelf life.

[Ghills]

Send help. I realized that the brand of eggs I buy only costs a dollar more for 18 than it does for 6. I've already got a rotation of fried, over medium, omelette (until I run out of random stuff I can shred for filler), and scrambled, but that's going to get dull quick. Anything I can do with eggs beyond cook->season->eat? I don't want to stop buying them altogether because they're cheap and nutritious, and I don't want to spend twice as much per egg buying the little half-cartons.

Whip eggs, ham or lunchmeat, veggies and some pepper & salt together.

Bake it in a muffin tin.

It's basically quick and dirty fritatas.  They freeze really well too, so long as they are wrapped well. 2 fritatas + toast = quick, nutritious meal.

The great thing about baking is that you can usually stir a batch together quickly, put it in the oven and clean up or do other chores while it bakes. I find it's really efficient to spend some time making a batch of something I can freeze or refrigerate once or twice a week and not worry about cooking at other times. 

[Ghills]

Depending on country, they can keep for months in the fridge. I've never had an egg go off on me, despite having them in the bottom of my fridge for up to 2 months. That said, in Aus, they don't wash the eggs, which keeps the natural defenses of the egg intact; places like the US, which do wash eggs, will see a greatly reduced shelf life.

We've had eggs last ~2 months in the US, but they were bad by the end of the 2nd month.